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Synopsis
In a world where everyone possesses magical abilities, powerless twelve-year-old Abby, an Ordinary, is sent to a special school to learn how to negotiate a magical world with her unmagical "disability"--and to avoid becoming a victim of kidnappers, carnivores, and goblins ready to prey upon the Ords.
Is Ordinary magic appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade fantasy about acceptance and overcoming prejudice, with mild peril from kidnappers and magical creatures. The protagonist faces discrimination for lacking magic in a world where everyone else has powers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and ableism.
Who'll love this
Readers will root for Abby as she learns to navigate a world where being ordinary makes her extraordinary.